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Meanings of tolerate in English

Portuguese
aguentar
Catalan
tolerar
Spanish
tolerar

To allow (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) to continue to exist or occur without interference; accept or undergo, often unwillingly.

      aguentar
      Portuguese
      aguentar

      To allow the presence of or allow without opposing or prohibiting.

            aguentar
            Usage of tolerate in English
            1
            When a child experiences violence at home, they learn to tolerate violence.
            The South African
            2
            How much longer will society tolerate industry profiting from making children obese?
            The Guardian
            3
            A report said no establishment in mainland France would tolerate such conditions.
            Radio NZ
            4
            The report said no establishment in mainland France would tolerate such conditions.
            Radio NZ
            5
            Two found it unlikely he would tolerate Missy, particularly given recent events.
            The blood that bonds
            6
            After two or three days, Barnett could tolerate the situation no longer.
            The Complete Jack the Ripper
            7
            Joseph said earlier that the government would not tolerate a long takeover.
            Reuters
            8
            Taurus' Kim said other countries may not tolerate the yen's further weakness.
            Reuters
            9
            No other area in first world Europe would tolerate this massive pollution.
            The Irish Times
            10
            Our communities both north and south will not tolerate that, he said.
            Independent.ie
            11
            How much risk can you tolerate in the form of annual losses?
            Reuters
            12
            Pakistan has said it will not tolerate foreign troops entering its territory.
            Reuters
            13
            He said that he will not tolerate that behaviour under any circumstances.
            The South African
            14
            The last thing we need to do is to simply tolerate it.
            Feminist dot com
            15
            Did James work every day in an environment he could barely tolerate?
            A change in altitude
            16
            But we will not tolerate fraud and other criminal activities, Liu said.
            Reuters
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            Tolerate through the time
            Tolerate across language varieties
            New Zealand
            Common
            South Africa
            Common
            United States of America
            Common
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